calling (for) 1 of 2

present participle of call (for)

calling for

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phrase

present participle of call for

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calling (for)
Verb
  • Fort Worth residents packed a city council public comment meeting Tuesday, demanding that Mayor Mattie Parker apologize for comments directed at nonprofit leader and community activist Patrice Jones.
    Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The movie is filled with long takes that owe little to theatrical continuity and instead emphasize the action’s inescapable and demanding physicality.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This philosophy applies to business owners seeking to develop managers and leaders within their organizations.
    Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That’s good news for high-growth companies seeking to rally employees around workforce expansion.
    Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Walmart adopted a similar policy in 2019, requesting that shoppers refrain from openly carrying guns in its stores, after a mass shooting at one of its stores in El Paso left 23 dead.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Fort Worth police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two men who robbed an Andy Food Store on Sunday in far south Fort Worth.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Roomba's double-sided brush mounts gradually build up a tangle at either end, eventually requiring you to pull the ends off the roller and dig all the hair out.
    Loz Blain October 14, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Many lawmakers have called for laws requiring Big Tech to better protect against chatbots promoting unsafe behaviors such as suicide and self-harm on their platforms.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Calling (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calling%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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